Welcome back, old friend. Well, it’s now official – sort of – given that we’re looking at pre-release software, but the start menu is set to return after an absence since Windows 7. It’s clear in the most recent preview (9926) that there are big changes in store for the […]
Monthly archives: January 2015
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Recently I was asked about diagnosing deadlocks in SQL Server – I’ve done a lot of work in this area way back in 2008, so I figure it’s time for a refresher. If there’s a lot of interest in exploring SQL Server and deadlocks further, I’m happy to write an […]
Welcome, 2015 – may you be an improvement on your predecessor. Today’s article focuses on the deceptively non-trivial task of reading from the Windows Event Logs using the Microsoft .NET Framework. For those who haven’t looked there in a while, here’s a quick look at the Event Viewer: The Windows […]